侗 (dòng) · the Dong ethnic group (Kam people)

Meanings

1 the Dong ethnic group (Kam people)

Characters

侗

dòng

the Dong people

Examples

HSK 6

侗族以鼓楼和风雨桥闻名。

Dòngzú yǐ gǔlóu hé fēngyǔqiáo wénmíng.

The Dong ethnic group is famous for its drum towers and wind-and-rain bridges.

HSK 7-9

许多侗族村寨在贵州的山区。

Xǔduō Dòngzú cūnzhài zài Guìzhōu de shānqū.

Many Dong villages are in the mountains of Guizhou.

Tips

culture

The Dong (侗族, also called the Kam) are one of China's 56 recognized ethnic groups, concentrated in Guizhou, Hunan and Guangxi. They are known for polyphonic 'Grand Song' choral music.

Components

radical

亻 rén

person

亻 is the side form of 人 (person), the standard radical for words naming peoples and human types, here a named ethnic group.

phonetic

同 tóng

same; phonetic

同 supplies the sound (read tóng on its own; the ethnic-name reading shifted to dòng). It carries no meaning here.

Stroke Order

侗 dòng

Related Words

侗族 Dòngzú

Dong ethnic group, Kam people

伙 huǒ HSK 5 #2,562

companion; partner / group; band / (measure word) group of people

民族 mínzú HSK 4 #6,408

nationality; ethnic group / nation; people

人群 rénqún HSK 5 #3,441

crowd / group of people / throng

其他人 qítārén #3,211

other people / others / the rest (of the people)

圈 quān HSK 6 #1,319

circle; ring; loop / to encircle; to mark with a circle / group; circle (of people) / measure word for laps or rounds

班 bān HSK 2 #1,284

class (group of students) / work shift; scheduled trip / measure word for scheduled trips (flights, buses) and groups of people

群 qún HSK 5 #1,034

group; crowd; flock / measure word for groups of people or animals

世人 shìrén HSK 7-9 #6,835

people of the world / the public / common people

带领 dàilǐng HSK 6 #4,979

to lead; to guide / to head (a group)